BASF, Sinopec begin building China isononanol site

BASF and Sinopec broke ground today on the construction of its world-scale isononanol plant in Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China. At start-up in 2015, the plant, which is the first of its kind in China, will serve the increasing market demand for next-generation plasticizers

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BASF and China's Sinopec broke ground Friday on the construction of its world-scale
isononanol (INA) plant in the Maoming Hi-tech Industrial
Development Zone in Maoming, China.

At start-up in 2015, the plant, which is the first of its
kind in China, will serve the increasing market demand for
next-generation plasticizers.

A newly-formed 50-50 joint venture company has been created,
BASF MPCC Co. The new plant will bring around 100 new jobs in
Maoming.

High quality and reliable plasticizers help underpin
industrial growth, and with this plant we will be well
positioned to serve Chinas growing demands," said
Dr. Albert Heuser, BASF's president of Asia-Pacific functions
and president and chairman of greater China

"Additionally, this project brings us a step closer to
BASFs strategic goal to better serve local industries
with local production in Asia Pacific of approximately 75% by
2020," he added. The new joint venture with Sinopec also
solidifies our already strong partnership, and demonstrates
BASFs long-term commitment to China."

This project is the first of its kind
to bring BASFs advanced INA technology into China, and to
build a world-scale INA plant at Maoming Hi-tech Industrial
Development Zone," added Dr. Yu Xizhi, president of Sinopec
Maoming Company. "It not only fills the countrys INA
production gap, but also opens a new chapter for the
strategic alliance between Sinopec and BASF."

INA is used as the feedstock for the production of
next generation plasticizers, including diisononyl phthalate
(DINP) and non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll
DINCH.

DINP is widely used as a plasticizer in industrial
applications such as automotive, wires, building and construction, while Hexamoll
DINCH is BASFs non-phthalate plasticizer for
sensitive applications, including toys as well as food
contact and medical applications.

BASF and Sinopec have a longtime partnership and jointly
operate BASF-YPC Co. Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture formed in
2000 between the companies in Nanjing, China.

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